Farmed rhinos will soon 'rewild' the African savanna

What would you do with 2,000 farmed rhinos? An African charity wants them to help their wild cousins.

Jason Gilchrist, Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Sept. 22, 2023 • ~6 min

How pastoral farming can help to avoid a biodiversity crisis

Pastoral communities should be included in conservation initiatives – but the ecology of pastoral lands has long been misunderstood.

Ian Scoones, Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies • conversation
Dec. 5, 2022 • ~6 min

How money and technology are militarising the fight against the illegal wildlife trade

Money pouring into conservation has funded drones and military-style training for rangers.

Rosaleen Duffy, Professor of International Politics, University of Sheffield • conversation
Sept. 23, 2022 • ~7 min

Elephant ivory: DNA analysis offers clearest insight yet into illegal trafficking networks

A new study reveals the major players and routes involved.

Jason Gilchrist, Ecologist, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Feb. 14, 2022 • ~7 min

China’s wildlife food ban is vital for public health and threatened species – our research reveals what must happen next

We analysed the legal systems regulating the wildlife trade in China. Here’s what we found.

Binbin Li, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Duke Kunshan University • conversation
Oct. 12, 2021 • ~7 min

Rhinos: scientists are hanging them upside-down from helicopters – here’s why

Helicoptering heavy herbivores across Africa is no laughing matter.

Jason Gilchrist, Ecologist, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Sept. 14, 2021 • ~7 min

Africa's 2 elephant species are both endangered, due to poaching and habitat loss

A new review of the status of African elephants finds scientific grounds for dividing them into two species, and reports that both have suffered drastic population declines since 1990.

George Wittemyer, Associate professor of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University • conversation
March 26, 2021 • ~7 min

Hundreds of elephants are mysteriously dying in Botswana – a conservationist explains what we know

The death toll stands at nearly 400 elephants of both sexes and all ages.

Vicky Boult, Postdoctoral Researcher in Conservation Biology, University of Reading • conversation
July 3, 2020 • ~6 min

Endangered tigers face growing threats from an Asian road-building boom

A new study forecasts that thousands of miles of new road construction will cut through tiger habitat across Asia by 2050. Planning can make these projects more tiger-friendly.

Neil Carter, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Michigan • conversation
April 29, 2020 • ~8 min

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